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May 16, 2018

SCORECARDS
Keenan Huskey
Round 1: 73
Round 2: 75
Round 3: 74
To Par: +6
Place: T-36th
Scott Stevens
Round 1: 71
Round 2: 75
Round 3: 68
To Par: -2
Place: T-11th
Will Miles
Round 1: 74
Round 2: 78
Round 3: 75
To Par: +11
Place: T-59th
Ben Dietrich
Round 1: 75
Round 2: 70
Round 3: 78
To Par: +7
Place: T-41st
Andrew Spiegler
Round 1: 76
Round 2: 74
Round 3: 83
To Par: +17
Place: T-70th

Men’s Golf at 2018 NCAA Bryan Regional

Tournament Info

Dates: May 14-16

Location: Bryan, Texas

Course: Traditions Club

Par: 72

Yards: 7,146

Live Stats: Golfstat

Team Standings

Pos. Team R1 R2 R3 Total
1. Texas A&M 279 279 279 837 (-27)
2. Clemson 283 276 287 846 (-18)
3. Baylor 282 288 287 857 (-7)
4. UCLA 288 288 290 866 (+2)
5. Kentucky 298 291 285 874 (+10)
6. Ole Miss 294 285 298 877 (+13)
7. South Carolina 293 294 295 882 (+18)
8. Mississippi State 300 299 286 885 (+21)
9. UNCW 306 290 290 886 (+22)
10. Northern Colorado 306 287 301 894 (+30)
11. Georgia 303 302 292 897 (+33)
12. Bradley 297 303 301 901 (+37)
13. San Francisco 304 300 300 904 (+40)

BRYAN, Texas – South Carolina was unable to get the low final round it needed Wednesday at the NCAA Bryan Regional, as it shot 295 (+7) to finish 7th at 18-over for the tournament. The Gamecocks 2017-18 season ends just shy of the program’s 21st trip to the NCCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship.

Junior Scott Stevens played lights out golf in the third round, leading the team with a bogey free 4-under 68. He made the turn at 1-under, and carded a 3-under 33 coming into the clubhouse. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native had it dialed in all round, coming up just shy on several more red number opportunities. All four of his birdies were tap ins. Stevens finished T-11th at 2-under for the tournament.

Senior Keenan Huskey posted a 2-over 74 in his final appearance as a Gamecock. The Greenville, S.C., native started the day four-over through six holes but bounced back nicely with a 2-under, bogey free finish over his final 12 holes. He finished the tournament T-35th at 6-over.

Junior Will Miles shot 75 (+3) and senior Ben Dietrich posted a 6-over 78 to complete the counting scores in the third round for Carolina. Miles made the turn at 3-over and shot even par down the stretch with two birdies in his final three holes. Dietrich, who had a trio of birdies in his final outing in Garnet and Black, finished T-40th (+7) and Miles T-57th (+11). Freshman Andrew Spiegler struggled to get it going, shooting a final round 83 (+11).

Top-seeded Texas A&M, the host school, shot its third consecutive 279 (-9) en route to a wire-to-wire victory at 27-under. No. 14 Clemson (-18), No. 11 Baylor (-7), No. 26 UCLA (+2) and No. 23 Kentucky (+10) rounded out the top-five that punched their tickets to the NCAA Championship in Stillwater, Okla. Chandler Phillips of Texas A&M earned medalist honors at 11-under after shooting a pair of 68s and a final round 69.

QUOTING COACH Bill McDonald

“Frustrating overall performance for sure. We got off to a pretty rough start, and I really thought the guys really fought their tails off. Scott Stevens had a heck of a round. I was with Keenan most of the day. He was real close to playing well. I think the guys will look back on this as a real missed opportunity because our games are right there. We just didn’t get it done.”

ROUND CHANGER Scott Stevens

Stevens tallied his team-best 24th round of par or better during the 2017-18 season in Wednesday’s final round at the NCAA Bryan Regional. He had two eagle putts on par-5s coming down the stretch that came up inches short from going in the bottom of the cup. His T-11th finish marked his seventh top-20 of the season, tying him with Keenan Huskey for the team lead. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native led the team with 10 rounds in the 60s this season.

NOTABLE

  • Senior captain Keenan Huskey, who was an All-American in 2017, will finish his career as one of the best players in program history. His 71.66 career scoring average ranks No. 2 all-time and his four career victories are T-2nd.
  • Huskey’s seven career top-five finishes are T-7th all-time at South Carolina and his 16 career top-10s are T-6th.
  • He finished T-3rd in the field in par-3 scoring average at 2-under (2.83).
  • Scott Stevens led the team with 11 birdies this week at the NCAA Bryan Regional. He T-2nd in the field in par-5 scoring average (4.42), playing the long holes at 7-under for the tournament.
  • Carolina finished second in the field with 172 pars.

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